Right whale calf, mother spotted in Atlantic off Florida

In a Facebook post , the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute said it’s the first calf sighting of the critically endangered whale’s winter calving season.

Wildlife officials said the calf and its mother were spotted Friday offshore near the mouth of the St. Johns River. The commission said the mother had been spotted five days ago off the Georgia coast.

Right whales typically migrate from the North Atlantic to give birth off the coasts of Georgia and Florida from December through March.